pipingguy writes: "Now that "thumb drives" are so inexpensive (a 1GB SD card c/w USB housing/adapter costs about CAN$29), which programs are recommended for system recovery or need-to-have software? Additionally, I'd like to get some input on the durability of these newish adapter devices, as some of them seem to be pretty flimsy (but very useful/flexible as opposed to the old fixed-capacity NAND devices)."